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case to voters in swing states. dave matthews will be at the event. >> and bruce springsteen introducing president obama on monday as he kicks off the last day of his campaign in madison wisconsin. the men traveled together to columbus, ohio. they will meet up with jay-z for another event. president obama will return to his home city of chicago, where he will be on election day. >> can we get jay-z and bruce springsteen to do something together? >> that would be nice. tell us about the issues around the d.c. area. we will have all the details on our web site. time now -- 43 degrees out there. >> we are approaching another weekend. that means track work on the metro. >> we made it through the week. happy friday, everybody. the weekend it not looking too bad. we will finally see a little bit of sunshine. today, dealing with a mixed bag of weather. drier air is moving in. at the same time, a little disturbance in the upper atmosphere. that will bring in a little bit of what weather in parts of pennsylvania and west virginia. we will see periods of clouds and periods of son with

. the stone pony. you're right, bruce springsteen played there. asbury park his hometown. >> bruce johnson -- >> reporter: before you and, we didn't run into bruce springsteen. right now we're at ocean city another new jersey town here on the shore. you can see their boardwalk is damaged also but not as bad as the others we have seen and police here are allowing the people to come inspect the boardwalk and look their beach and look at the damage that sandy has done here in this small town. like all of the over towns along the -- other towns along the shore here, no power, no cell phone service. flooding, flooded basements, we saw a lot of pumps generators triting to get the pat -- trying to get the water out. a lot of people bringing out furniture and clothes and putting them on the curb, these are things that have been destroyed they won't get back. some lives have been changed to some extent here. one other thing because this could be very serious. woman comes up to us and she says you know because there's no power, there's no gas. the gas stations are not open along with a lot of other

bruce springsteen, bon jovi, long island's billy joel, and staten island-born christina aguilera. coming together to benefit the american red cross and the relief efforts for victims of the storm. nothing controversial about that whatsoever, correct? >> why the timing? why is that today? half the state of new jersey doesn't have power and can't even watch the concert. >> sure. >> is this more political? is this more let's get this thing on tv before the election to make president obama look presidential or is it more to help out victims? >> it does look like they are trying to squeeze things in. you have bon jovi and bruce springsteen, both supported the president of the united states, barack obama, and, in fact, mr. springsteen, i believe, has been traveling with the president of the united states. where are the conservative performers? there aren't on the list i saw. >> this just seems like a rush job because the election is -- it is going to be three days after. >> is it a hurricane benefit or a concert for obama? >> i don't know. >> where are the conservative performers? i don't know

's going to be hosted by matt at 8:00. we've got bruce springsteen, of course, new jersey's favorite son, along with his other co-favorites on jon bon jovi. billy joel who is in a sense like the face of fisherman and long island, sting, christina aguilera, going to be a really great time. >> all to benefit the red cross doing some good work here. >> and we put it on our website, even if you feel you can help, text a $10 donation to the red cross as well. we'll put that up there. >> a star-studded affair and pulled together quickly so great they would all come together for this. we'll do a little take two, moving a little bit lighter. the topic is you've got a friend. so it turns out a new study suggests that we should have more friends than -- >> i agree. we all need more friends. >> it's about expanding your circle of friends, a little more diverse is what you said. here are the categories of friends that you need, and savannah, i'm going to start with you down here. who is cooler than you. >> willie geist. >> it doesn't apply to you. >> i'm just going to say. >> who isn't cooler than m

are stepping up to help. tomorrow, new jersey native bruce springsteen and pancho villa will participate in a benefit concert. -- bon jovi will participate in a benefit concert. >> medical volunteers will help give care to those stranded by flooding and source 911 calls. >> a lot of flood damage, a lot of wind damage. people uprooted. hopefully we will be able to go through some of the damage and help people. >> we are told most of the appendix will spend their time transporting people to and from hospitals -- most of the paramedics will spend their time transporting people to and from hospitals. in one neighborhood, parents did not let its lack of street lamps will there halloween traditions. >> everybody was like, should we still do it? we were like, we have to. the kids are expecting it. >> we actually did it earlier this year just so they can have a little bit more time. >> we are told at least in baltimore county, police officers maintain their normal halloween patrol. pg&e has made some astounding progress. utility crews have restored power to nearly 325,000 customers. still, nearl

, hosted by matt lauer and featuring performances by bruce springsteen, billy joel, christina aguilera. can catch it tonight from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. every means are scheduled for former athletic director tim curley and former vice president gary schultz. the two face several charges, but the attorney general made one more on them on a thursday, child endangerment. it all stems from the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal. still to come, it is that time of year for your kids -- sneezing, coughing, sniffling. is it a cold or is it allergies? >> it looks like the chilly temperatures will stay with us through the weekend. we will talk about that and when you can expect through election day. 51 at the airport. 51 at the airport. >> in the "consumer alert," the ipad mini its shelves today could well reduce have been mostly positive, there are criticisms over the price tag, $329. analysts predict that apple will sell between 1 million and 1.5 million at this weekend. as we told you earlier, the unemployment rate was higher during october, but positive economic signs service in the automobile industry

, president obama will be back here in ohio with bruce springsteen. diane? >> okay, thank you, jake. >>> and also tonight, the latest in our brand new daily abc news/"washington post" polls. tonight, the poll gives mitt romney a one-point edge. so, we asked abc's david muir to tell us his strategy for the final sprint. >> reporter: mitt romney bolting through the battlegrounds. today, on the campaign plane, it was the candidate taking pictures. romney capturing images of his staff sneaking a nap, as romney faces to the finish. in just the last 24 hours, virginia -- >> virginia, we're going to win on november 6th, i'll tell you that. >> reporter: wisconsin. >> god bless the people of wisconsin. thank you. >> reporter: and tonight, ohio. >> wow, it's good to be back. >> reporter: romney supporters with their own version of that obama rallying cry of "four more years." >> four more days! four more days! >> you got that one right, by the way. you got that absolutely right. four more days. >> reporter: and today, romney's closing argument, meant to appeal to those moderate voters, that s

cozying up to president obama who recognized him, bruce springsteen. you know how bad he wanted to say, you are great mayor or governor -- whatever he is, city councilman -- finally obama by being with christie has made springsteen recognize him. >> you are buying into this plot that obama and christie conspire to sort of derail the romney campaign. this was sandy, the october surprise, manufactured by christie and obama to screw romney. >> iranian hostage crisis with bruce springsteen. >> all i'm saying. obama is next to christie it's like a biracial ten. [ laughter ] >> no, i'm joking. >> the critz at this thing. >> greg: christie doesn't have an ideological bone in his body. he does what he wants is there he was helping his people out. that is what he was doing. people on the light he was conspiring with obama, that is about helpful for homicidal that is like mahmoud ahmadinejad endorsing him. >> and they can't blame sanity did i on the anti-islam video -- i was talking to jill but let's talk about the elections. election day is just a year away and pundits. dick morris says romney

up come on, rise up >>> good morning, everyone. and some real drama from bruce springsteen. what an emotional tribute to his home state. there he is, singing "city of ruins." new jersey hit so hard by this storm. and bruce springsteen, obviously, so moved. >> it gives you chills. >> it sure does. >>> robin's home recovering. hope she's doing well this morning. amy robach is here. >> thanks so much. and the toll of the devastation of sandy is becoming more and more clear with the pictures this morning. here is what we know now. at least 92 dead. 3.8 million customers out of power. and here's the tough part. power could be out for weeks for so many. that is a tough situation. >> it sure is. a lot of people just don't know. >>> and so many people separated from their pets during the storm, are now being reunited. we have stunning pictures from the new york aquarium, where 12,000 animals may need to be evacuated if the facility doesn't get power soon. they're hoping it's there by the weekend. boy, it has to be. >>> and sam is tracking the storm and the unfolding disaster all day, all

jersey natives bon jovi and bruce springsteen will participate in a benefit concert. >>> closer to home here, you've been living here for 20 years as a legal immigrant. then comes an arrest for a nonviolent, nonserious crime and before you know it, you're facing deportation. that's the reality some legal immigrants have had to face. now the alameda county council is trying to change that. >> reporter: i want to make clear at the d.a.'s office, it's not a blanket policy but a shift in the guidelines. the d.a.'s office here in alameda county saying it wanted to make clear to the less experienced prosecutor that is it's okay to lessen the charges when it comes to not a serious crime, especially in cas that would typically lead to deportation. >> imagine that you've been struggling here as a legal immigrant. you have a family supporting children. you get charged with a minor drug offense. and all of a sudden the primary breadwinner has been deported. >> reporter: ray keller says every week his office gets several cases where legal immigrants are in danger of getting deported. he says it wil

universal. matt lauer will host the show. you see some of the artists schedule to appear include bruce springsteen and jon bon jovi as well as billy joel and christina aguilera. money collected will be donated to the relief fund for hurricane sandy. the telethon will air right here on nbc bay area, starting at 8:00 tomorrow night. >>> after a three-day lull because of sandy, the presidential campaign has revved up again. mr. obama received a key endorsement today from new york city mayor and independent michael bloomberg. with five days until election day, president obama campaigned across wisconsin, nevada and colorado. mitt romney travelled across virginia today. both sides concentrating on nine swing states which could make the difference. >> the president wants to see four more years, that's his chant. our chant is this, five more days, all right? >> we know what change looks like. and what the governor is offering sure ain't change. giving more power back to the biggest banks isn't change. leaving millions without health insurance isn't change. >> and today's nbc poll, the preside

will host, with appearances by kevin bacon, jon stewart, and performances by bruce springsteen, billy joel, and jon bon jovi. tomorrow at 8:00, right here on nbc bay area. hope you'll tune in. >>> let's bring in jeff raineri with our local forecast as we head into this weekend. >> temperatures are going to be going on this extreme edge as we go through the next five to seven days. it's bitterly cold out here, at least at this time of the night for our standards. 48 in santa rosa. and after the cold we dealt with today, we're on a rollercoaster ride with temperatures. 66 in san jose to 80 expected by sunday. and warmer in the next seven-day forecast. let's get you outside. we're going to take you from emeryville, looking towards san francisco. you can see not a whole lot of dense fog for tonight. we'll have a clear start for a lot of the bay area tomorrow morning. and we'll push you into san jose. the city lights twinkling bright. not to much in cloud cover leftover. that's helping us to cool off at this hour. next 48 hours, we have happening the storm system pushing to the east. and here c

to feature artists native to the area hardest hit including bruce springsteen and billy joel. it will begin at 8:00/7:00 central central. it's commercial free. to find out how you can help the victims of hurricane sandy, head to our website, nbcnews.com. >>> now for a look at your national weather, let's check in with nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> there's an election day impact and an impact when it goes up the coast. again, this is not a big, huge storm. if it wasn't for the last storm we dealt with, this would be your average, typical rain event coming up the east coast. because of the effects on election day turnout and possible coastal erosion, it's a little more interesting. as far as this forecast for election day, most of the country is rain free and clear. a little weak system in northern minnesota, wisconsin. shouldn't cause any issues. this system that's going to be dipping down into the gulf will be developing tuesday and spreading rainfall into the areas of georgia, south carolina, and areas of north carolina. maybe virginia very, very late in the day as the polls are closin

of hurricane sandy features artists native to the areas hardest hit including bruce springsteen, jon bon jovi and billy joel. that begins to at 8:00 p.m. on nbc, commercial-free and brought to you on the networks of nbc universal. >>> to find out how you can help the victims of hurricane sandy, check out our website. it's nbcnews.com. >>> and nor a look at the weather let's check in with nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> still an amazing picture. people want normal see back. very cold air from canada. at least the rain is all gone. there will still be clouds lingering. temperatures are cold where there's already huge lines at the gas pumps this morning. people waiting to get on the buses from brooklyn into new york city and checkpoints into new york city, a disaster and a huge mess. forecast for election day. of course it's election day, the turnout is important. the southeast could deal with a little rain there. south carolina, georgia, especially heading into north carolina. a wintery mix in the north. we may see a few showers. but overall in the election it's nice. that storm in the southe

by bruce springsteen, bon jovi and billy joel will air on nbc tonight. climate change failed to become a major headline story in the presidential election... until now. in the aftermath of hurricane sandy, new york mayor michael bloomberg noted the summer drought, melting ice caps and rising temputures as reasons to take action on climate change. then on thursday in a stunning move, bloomberg endorsed president obama, citing his record on climate change issues such as raising fuel emissions standards. meanwhile, gop vice presidential candidate paul ryan suggests taking another route. his idea is to drill for oil in the arctic, then invest the profits in renewable energy. consumers proved to be in a spending mood this october. the international council of shopping centers says retailers are reporting modest gains for the month. costco was one of those stores, with sales rising 7% from the same time last year. macy's' same-store sales popped 4.1%, while target saw a smaller increase of 2.4% - lower than analyst expectations. however, superstorm sandy remains a concern going forward. ana

are already here rehearsing, like bruce springsteen, jon stewart, sting, i could go on, you should watch at 8-7 central, i'm brian williams, we hope to have you back here on monday night, try to have a good weekend, and as we say good night, the son of new jersey will play out as only the son of new jersey can. good night. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the boarded up windows ♪ ♪ ♪ the empty streets, and my brother is down on his knees. my city is ruined ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ my city is ruined come on rise my city is ruined come on rise up ♪ ♪ ♪ come on rise up, come on rise up ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ come on rise up, come on rise up, come on rise up, come on rise up ♪ ♪ ♪ >> one of the major freeways in the bay area, backed up for hours and it's is still backed up. >>> and good eveni

by all the networks of nbc universal. the benefit will feature performances by bruce springsteen, billy joel, a stain, just to name a few -- sting, just to name a few. money collected will be donated to the american red cross relief for hurricane sandy. >> travel is slowly getting back to normal. la guardia airport reopened today, but still has numerous cancellations. amtrak announced numerous service and regional service will resume tomorrow between boston and washington, d.c. subway trains were not running south of midtown or out to midtown. greyhound and put bus are running nearly normal schedules. -- bolten bus are running at nearly normal schedules. go to wbaltv.com. getting in and around western maryland is really proving to be treacherous because of the snowfall. garrettalley toured county today. the governor says his main concern is getting help to senior citizens, the sick and disabled. fema has moved its headquarters out west. bge reports that more than 90 acres -- 90% of customers have had their power restored -- 98% of customers that have their power restored. the highest co

here rehearsing, like bruce springsteen, i could go on, you should watch at 8-7 central, i'm brian williams, we hope to have you back here on monday night, try to have a good weekend, and as we say good night, the son of new jersey will play out as only the son of new jersey can. good night. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the boarded up windows ♪ ♪ ♪ the empty streets, and my brother is down on his knees. my city is ruined ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ my city is ruined come on rise up ♪ ♪ ♪ come on rise up, come on rise up ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ come on rise up, come on rise up, come on rise so, maybe you're trying to figure out question seven. well, let me give it a shot. if you're ok with marylanders spending five hundred and... fifty million a year gaming in other states, fair enough. but if you think we should keep that money here... add twelve thousand jobs, and generate millions for schools... well you should probably vote for question seven. because if it doesn't pass, all of this goes away.

of hurricane sandy takes place tonight. bruce springsteen and john bon jovi will perform. it airs at 8 tonight. >>> we heard stories about some of the guys bon -- john bon jovi helping out. >> and that's what you want to see because in new jersey and new york so many people need help. >> the video is devastating. and we definitely dodged a bullet and it looked like it was going to hit us and i know a lot of you saw rain and had to deal with flooding burks brighter days are ahead. let's hope. here's meteorologist lynettecharles. >> 100 mile difference and we would have been the direct hit. we see different things on maryland's most powerful radar this morning. we are not looking at any type of rain across the area. we have lots of drizzle and showers off and on throughout the day yesterday. not the story for today. we will get a few peeks of sunshine in here mixing with clouds. don't rule that out but we will get more sunshine. so as the kids head off to school this morning, what has not changed the cold mperatures 40 degrees this morning and by this afternoon, still quite chilly and cool with

. bruce springsteen will perform at presidential stops along the way with wisconsin, ohio and iowa on the map and jay-z will perform at an ohio stop. >>> for most kids the major motivation is snag as much candy as possible. matthew gilbert is more concerned about where the candy is placed so he went for halloween as a bolt box. >> -- ballot box. >> this is a box that goes about down to here and it is split in happen when you vote we open it from the bottom and pour out candy and count each one. >> he factor in a 5% margin of airior for candy eaten alone the way. president obama won 90 to 3. gilbert went as ballot box in 2008 and obama won that too. >> pretty clever. >>> we are getting creative for breast cancer awareness. >> carol hospital september put together a video -- center put together a video called the pink dance. [ music ] >> i encourage you to check this out it's a fun video and part of a nationwide contest sponsored by medlinech the two three hospitals with the most votes wins 10,000 dollar for breast cancer charity of their choice and we posted the video on our faceboo

, a benefit telethon to aid victims of hurricane sandy featuring the great bruce springsteen and jon bon jovi. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." the fight for the u.s. senate can be as significant as the fight for president. right now looks advantage democrats. the latest analysis is it appears more likely than not democrats will hold the majority, perhaps by only the slimmest of margins. there you have it. and the catch up is the massachusetts senate race between republican scott brown and democratic challenger elizabeth warren, and right now the clear politics poll average has warren up by 4.5. politico is up there in boston covering the race. dave, thanks for joining us from politico. >> absolutely. >> let me ask you about that race. it seems like something happened a couple weeks ago. was it the mayor's endorsement and putting all the troops? but that's only 8% of the electorate. what got her on top of the race? >> i think it's women voters that were in brown's camp, still sort of flirting with him this summer in polls,

the knob to 11. here's a favorite of mine, number three. that's how many obama events bruce springsteen, the boss, is playing on the final day of the campaign. >>> sky high unemployment, falling home prices, widespread foreclosures. nevada was dealt a pretty bad hand when it comes to the economy, but the state and its six electoral votes is still one of the most important battlegrounds in tuesday's election. the result could hinge on whether voters are betting on a strong, economic recovery. our miguel marquez headed to las vegas for a unique perspective on the nevada vote. >> here we are top of the strat stratusphere. as this county goes -- oh! in a city that fell harder and faster than just about any place in the country. this better be a very close election. the stratusphere hit hard. >> reporter: the vegas landmark sunk $20 million into a new rest raubt raunt and the sky jump thing and, most importantly, 100 new jobs. >> do ai think las vegas is through the worst of it? >> i drive to work and see things going on that i haven't seen for a little while. >> reporter: things like constr

sandy, storm sandy, and now we're seeing it again. bruce springsteen, jon bon jovi. christina aguilera, they're going to perform a live concert to benefit hurricane sandy victims. and i think that's just going to be -- and, of course, billy joel. that's going to be absolutely remarkable. we know billy joel grew up on long island, very, very hard hit by the storm. >> some of the most iconic new york songs ever. you know what i mean? >> of course. >> when you think new york, you think billy joel songs. it's amazing. >> it's amazing, so they're going to help. >> and that's going to air on nbc tonight. >> that's right. and also very interesting, i mean bruce springsteen, we know that he hasn't been a big fan of governor christie, right? >> right. and a big supporter of the president. >> of the president. and he's even sort of been -- he snubbed governor christie over the years at concerts, and at least one op-ed piece even criticized his policies, but now he's praise iing governor chris for his efforts. and i think we can all agree, regardless of your politics, governor christie has just h

tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. to raise money for the victims of sandy. new jersey native, bruce springsteen and john bonn jovi will be performing. >>> more fallout from the penn state child sex abuse scandal. today more charges were filed against graham spanier. state prosecutors say he was involved in the cover-up of former assistant football coach jerry sandusky. sentenced this past summer on dozens of counts of sex abuse. athletic director tim curley and gary schultz who were already charged with covering up the scandal received another charge of child endangerment. all three are scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow and all three say they're innocent. >>> overseas in syria, new video surfaces showing syrian fighter jets bombing the outskirts of damascus. the rebels were also aggressive today with reports they assaulted and executed eight government soldiers. 33,000 syrians dead since the uprising began 19 months ago with no end in sight. >>> at least 22 people dead and more than 100 injured after a fuel tanker drove into a highway bridge in ri adin the capital city of saudi arabia. the exp

therefore she should not be sued. carly rae jepsen... >> bruce springsteen, billy joel, and jon bon jovi will contribute towards a fund for entertainment to help with hurricane sandy and viacom will also contribute local and national. disney donated $2 million with one half going to the red cross and the rest to local organizations. >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news it is 4 days until americans cast their ballots in this year's presidential election. and the candidates are making sure to hit the campaign trail with their message. will have an update on the can of its, next. plus the city of san francisco, the giants and the major-league baseball spending big money on the giants world series celebration parade just how much did they spend? will tell you, coming up and get a look at the weekend forecast with erica, and check-in with robin on your morning commute. stay here with us, on kron 4 morning news. [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents fabulous but...when i add chicken, barbecue sauce... and cheese...and roll it up woo-wee! i've made a barbecue chicken crescent chow down.

of hurricane sandy. featuring the great bruce springsteen and jon bon jovi. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. with her closing arguments with her closing arguments >>> i'm julia boorstin with your cnbc market wrap. stocks slide despite upbeat economic data. the dow sirngs 139 points, the s&p drops 13, and the nasdaq falls by 38 points. as you heard, 171,000 jobs were created last month. that was more than economists expected, but the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9%. factory orders jumped nearly 5% in september. the biggest increase since march of 2011. and starbucks was a big gainer rising 9% following an upbeat profit forecast. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now back to "hardball." ♪ >>> welcome back to "hardball." the fight for the u.s. senate can be as significant as the fight for president. right now looks advantage democrats. the latest analysis is it appears more likely than not democrats will holded majority, perhaps by only the slimmest of margins. there you have it. and the catch up is the massachusetts senate race between republican

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by matt lauer. the concert will feature performances by bruce springsteen, sting, billy joel. good line up. money collected will be donated to the american red cross relief effort. >> it's final for the jobs report due out at 8:30 achl and it is the final set of numbers and the most important set of numbers before tuesday's presidential election. most forecasts expect a slight rise in the unemployment rate to 7.9%. nonfarm payrolls expected to have a slight pick up from september. has hurricane sandy mitigated the impact or is it a key indicator? >> certainly everyone's focusing elsewhere, certainly i think as soon as people get this number, the first question is what will the payroll look like next month because that's the one impacted by the hurricane and tuesday is the election, what will happen there. so i think people will quickly move beyond this, but it doesn't look like there were any hurricane disruptions to this report at all. >> payroll survey, the household survey. when we saw the employment rate dropped, it's because the household number improved. which is more important, the

performances by bruce springsteen, jon bon jovi, and christina aguilera. money donated will be given to the red cross. that's tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the networks of nbc universal. much more on the storm in a few minutes. >>> we turn briefly to the final days of the presidential campaign where president obama is focused on iowa, making stops there every day between now and the election on tuesday. his schedule tells you everything you need to know about where his campaign is looking. he'll be in virginia, florida, new hampshire, iowa, colorado, and wisconsin over the next 96 hours. mitt romney will be in many of those same states over the next four days, although he's hitting pennsylvania and bypassing florida. president obama back on the trail yesterday after a three-daybreak to oversee the storm recovery. he rallied a crowd of about 10,000 people in colorado making a not-so-subtle jab at his opponent's tendency to change his mind. >> after four years as president, you know me by now. you know me. you may not agree with every decision i make. you may be frustrated at the pace of change

, bruce springsteen will also be performing tonight as well as long island's billy joel and singers sting and christina aguilera. the concert will air at 8:00 p.m. right here on nbc bay area. all money raised will go to the american red cross relief efforts for hurricane sandy. >>> help is on the way. the chp is now in oakland, hoping to stop the deadly violence. >>> a smaller device gets a big reception today. >>> also, we want to update you on the traffic mess in the east bay. our nbc chopper over the scene after that big rig accident in the 11:00 a.m. hour. this is 680 in pleasanton at the stone ridge exit. northbound lanes are wide open now, but the southbound lanes, 680 southbound in pleasanton still very sluggish after that big rig accident. right now the left lanes remain closed. we're back in a moment. [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents fabulous but...when i add chicken, barbecue sauce... and cheese...and roll it up woo-wee! i've made a barbecue chicken crescent chow down. pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuit

. >> another native son, bruce springsteen, and billy joel are also scheduled to perform along with 16. >> my heart goes out to anybody that is suffering or going through a situation. >> this can keep matt lauer suggested a fund-raiser to nbc executives after seeing the devastation in queens. >> when we started to see the first images, we all knew that the predictions had been right. >> he got to cultivate his connection. >> to be able to pick up the phone and talk to the people and have them say yes, it is one of the greatest things that has happened in my career. >> tonight's goal is getting the words to say yes to donations. >> again, that is 8:00 tonight. that is all for us at 5:00. >> it is the last major snapshot of the economy before the election. what does the report to mean for the presidential candidate? >> police say a woman was sexually assaulted at knife point this morning. surveillance cameras may help the case. >> among the slew of issues on the ballot is one that is the most misunderstood. an examination of the dream act, at 6:00. >> you are watching wbal tv 11. local, late br

for hurricane sandy victims. matt lauer was the host. bruce springsteen, jon bon jovi, and billy joel helped raise money. we'll show you some highlights. >> it was quite a show. >>> we are also live on the campaign trail as president obama and governor romney crisscross the country with just three days to go now until election day. with the race neck and neck, we'll take a look at how hurricane sandy and friday's job numbers could affect the race. we want to begin with the aftermath of hurricane sandy. we have complete coverage for you this morning from the clean to -up to the gas and food lines. we begin with the cancellation of the new york city marathon for the first time in its history. stephanie gosk. >> reporter: new york has been holding the marathon since 1970. this is the first time it's been cancelled. but since the moment mayor michael bloomberg said it was going to be cancelled, the anger started to grow. it was just among the victims, it was also their public officials, a number of them, and even runners themselves that were beginning to feel and worried that some of the researc

billy joel and new jersey guys bruce springsteen and jon bon jovi are performing tonight for sandy victims. actress jodie foster will be honored with the cecil b. demille lifetime achievement award in january at the "golden globes." foster started acting as a child appearing in more than 40 filming over the years. she won two oscars and has also branched out into directing and producing. george lucas is revealing what he plans to do with some of the $4 billion he'll get from selling his empire to disney. lucas who made the "star wars" and indiana jones franchises reportedly wants to use the money for philanthropic causes. it could be done by the end of the year. "gossip girl" fans the send is in sight. a two hour finale airs monday, december 17th. and that's your eye on entertainment, teresa garcia, 9news now, hollywood. happy friday, i'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane. >> and i'm mike hydeck. monika samtani will have traffic momentarily. mr. howard bernstein. >> next week it's going to be -- >> 85%. >> a-ok. >> if i'm lucky. >> i just got off the phone with a scout master in sp

, including billy joel, bruce springsteen and the man sitting here right now, jon bon jovi. some of the worst devastation happened in his hometown and his home state. on thursday he had a chance to go home and see the damage and talk to people who had lost just about everything. that couldn't have been easy, john. good morning. nice to see you. >> no, it was hard, to see your hometown devastated like this and people that i grew up with, my grammer school turned into a shelter. people's homes gone and we're now homeless, never intended to be homeless. hard working blue collar people. >> the town you grew up in and means so much to you. >> yeah. >> what do you think it will take to rebuild? >> well, i think a concerted effort by we, by the collective we. i think as americans we all come together in these times of need and all feel we're all new yorkers in these times of need. we have been through it before and other parts of our country feel if they support us, they know some day we'll be supporting them. people come together in this time. >> and the call came out, and you obviously jumped in r

, and closings in our area that are still in effect. tony? >>> new jersey rocker bruce springsteen says his home state will rebound from the devastation of sandy. at a concert last night on the campus of penn state university, he thanked new jersey governor chris christie for doing a fine job. springsteen along with bon jovi and billy joel will headline a concert tonight. proceeds donated to the red cross. bruce is keeping busy, after the concert, he's setting his eyes on the campaign trail with barack obama. he'll join the president in madison, wisconsin monday, where he'll perform. then, the pair will travel to columbus, ohio, where they'll meet up with jz for an event. >>> employers added 171,000 jobs last month. however, that's not enough to keep pace with the growing economy and the unemployment rate actually went up to 7.9%. >> the unemployment report comes as the presidential candidates are in their final push before election day. wisdom martin is back in studio with more on today's events. >> always a lot of things going on as we get down to the last couple days before we decide who will

. for the record bruce springsteen is registered in new jersey -- >> i'm take bruce springsteen over meatloaf any way of the week. >> and james harden has been sent packing, he is headed to the houston rockets, because houston was able to offer harden a contract that oklahoma city simply could not. >> i don't get it. i don't know why they would do that. he was backbone of the team. he showed up big time for them. i don't know why they would get rid of him. >> bill: don't ask me. all right. jamal let's get to the other big storm of the day. there is an election a week from tomorrow. i was watching the nbc news and they said our latest polls -- and it was another national tracking pal that showed mitt romney ahead. why is america paying so much tenths to the national tracking polls? do they mean anything? >> no. there clearly was a trend towards mitt romney five weeks ago, we were all pretty happy about the obama polls. i think right now there was clearly a trend towards mitt romney after the first debate, that looks like it has stalled out, where most of us thought a year a

park. anybody who is a bruce springsteen fan knows about it. ed johnson is the mayor there. how are things looking at 4:46 a.m.? >> we have some severe damage here in asbury park. i'm in the middle of touring the city with a police officer and we have large trees down. there's power out around the city. power lines down. there's been severe damage to our boardwalk and oceanfront area. it's really a devastating scene. >> give us a sense of what you're seeing. can you give us some descriptions? >> well, i'm actually sitting here on third avenue right now. there is a huge tree across the street which is blocking the entire -- our entire way. there are several of our largest trees around the city that have come down. there are lines down. there are light poles that have snapped into two and bent. it is really something i have never seen before. >> we've been talking all through the night and into the early morning hours with mayors and members of congress and all of them, of course, preparing for the worst and that's what most of them got. as bad or worse than their worst expectatio

of bruce springsteen. seaside heights new jersey, famous amusement park and board walk destroyed. star jet roller coaster in the ocean about. five miles to the north a bunch of busted gas mains caused on fire or catching on fire and then exploded. nearly every home in that town reportedly damaged or done with. this afternoon governor his city visited with the tearful residents of the town of saraville, not far outside of new york city. >> >> will make -- we'll rebuild. [crying] >> we're tough folks. >> shepard: and look at this. south amvoy. sitting on train tracks. team fox coverage for you again tonight. general than hunt has more in the situation in the badly hit down of hoboken, new jersey. there is ed henry who has more on the president's tour of the devastation. first to rick leventhal live on the beach town of new jersey, rick, broken gas mains are a big problem there are too, right? >> absolutely, residents not being allowed back in because it's not safe here. many of the homes pushed off foundations. smell the gas lines. we could smell the gas when we got here this morning. we hav

performances include billy joel, sting, and, of course, none other than bruce springsteen. and if you want to lend a hand to people who are suffering from the storm, go to nbcnews.com and click on how you can help and we hope you do. we'll be right back. hungry for the best? it's eb. want to give your family the very best in taste, freshness, and nutrition? it's eb. want to give them more vitamins, omega 3s, and less saturated fat? it's eb. eggland's best eggs. eb's. the only eggs that make better taste and better nutrition... easy. eggland's best eggs. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. it's eb. [ mom ] we already have a tv. would you like to know more about it? yeah, but let me put my wife on speaker. hi! hi. it's led and it has great picture quality. i don't know... it's ultra slim... maybe next year. you could always put it on layaway and pay a little at a time. alright. we'll take it! ah! i love you! hmm! ahem. football. [ male announcer ] shop now. get the hottest brands on your list today... like the lg 55 inch led tv. and put it on layaway now so you have more time to pay

done. >> we just heard an announcement for obama on the final day, bruce springsteen and jay-z will do the final public. >>shepard: id that we have a schedule for the final days. >>reporter: a lot of wisconsin, a lot of ohio. that suggests to the republicans that president is nervous about wisconsin where he was earlier in green bay and he will be in milwaukee this weekend. and the president's only doing one stop in florida this final week end, one stop in virginia, and no stops in north carolina, and that tells the republicans he is giving up on north carolina but the obama camp denies that and is concerned that a late push in florida and virginia may not make a difference and romney has momentum there, and the president, instead, focusing his attention on wisconsin and ohio, sort of a midwest firewall for the president. >> governor romney, today, blasted the president's record on business from battleground state of virginia and john roberts has that news live in virginia this afternoon. what is the word? >> good morning to you. we are on the very spot, where back in 1970 the greatest

. to television viewers who watched "the sopranos" or the jersey shore or listen to bruce springsteen sing about this place, there might be a sense of familiarity of it. but for millions of americans, this is a deep personal loss. >> that pier was beautiful. it had great rides. every one of you people or half you people has been on that pier. >> reporter: summer memories, a place where their parents brought them and they brought their own kids. until now, until this. harry smith is a councilman and business owner. his family ran the beach umbrella concession. it's gone now. >> this is heartbreaking. i've lived here my whole life. devastated. >> reporter: the best known and most dra mmatic image, the star jet roller coaster. it sat on the pier that used to run 300 yards out to sea along with three dozen other famed rides and attractions. this, for example, was the scrambler. less than a mile away. fun town pier, where we find bob stewart standing where his office used to be. >> i have never seen anything like it. this building where we're standing, i have pictures of it from the 1890 or something

. it's no secret he's a fan of bruce springsteen. over the years springsteen has not returned the love until last night. he reached out to the victims of hurricane sandy and then some. listen to this. we're a band that can't separate from the jersey shore. we'll send this out to all the people working down there, the police officers, the firemen, and also to the governor who has done such a hard job this past week. well, there you have it. the romance, the bromance, isn't as one-sided anymore. >>> also, what part of the presidential election got this 4-year-old colorado resident all choked up? spoiler alert here. all of it. abigail, that's her name, was riding along with her mom to buy groceries with npr playing on the radio. here is her answer for why the tears are flowing. >> because of barack obama and mitt romney. >> that's why you're crying? it will be over soon, abby. the election will be over soon, okay? >> okay. >> oh. >> well, anyway, npr caught wind of her breakdown of mitt romney and barack obama and issued a statement reassuring her she only had to tough it out a few more d

bruce springsteen, christina aguilera, jon bon jovi and billy joel joined in to help the red cross and storm relief efforts. you too can still join in to help with a pledge. go to redcross.org or call 1-800-help-now. we'll show the number throughout the broadcast. >>> when we come back, the effort to help those in desperate need before the storm struck. missions of mercy. shorten the distances... ♪ push beyond the possible... ♪ roar past convention... ♪ shift every course... [ hawk cries ] defy the elements... ♪ and bring the world to its knees... ♪ it takes the new 2013 ram 1500, engineered to move heaven and earth. the road doesn't end here. this is only the beginning. ♪ [ male announcer ] guts. glory. ram. [ male announcer ] guts. glory. picture great holiday savings... at the petsmart winter welcome sale. save up to 30% on hundreds of items, including select kong® dog and cat products. and all kong® dog collars are $4.99 each, friday through sunday only, at petsmart®. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] wonder what other questionable choices i've

place at rockefeller center, feature performances by a bevy of stars, billy joel, bruce springsteen, and the man here now, john bon jovi. some of the worst devastation in his hometown, home state. thursday he had a chance to go home, see the damage, talk to people that lost just about everything. that couldn't have been easy, jon. nice to see you. >> it was hard to see your hometown devastated like this, and people i grew up with, my grammar school turned into a shelter. people's homes gone, them saying to me we are now homeless. we never intended to be homeless. these were hard working, blue collar people. >> town you grew up in, meant so much to you. what do you think it takes to rebuild? >> concerted effort by the we, collective we, as americans we come together in times of need and all new yorkers in times of need, been through it before, supported other tragedies, people in other parts of our country feel if they support us, they know someday we're supporting them. people come together this time. >> the call came out, you obviously jumped in right away. a number of fellow perfo

. on monday, he will do three events with bruce springsteen. and, bianna, i want to tell you about this lineup tomorrow. concord, new hampshire, with bill clinton. hollywood, florida, with pit bull. and aurora, colorado, with dan's favorite, dave matthews. >> it's the other way around. >> i'm the dave fan. he's the pit bull fan. >> reporter: i confuse you guys all the time. i'm sorry. i apologize. >> jake, thanks so much. >>> as jake mentioned, it's all about the battleground states and the eight, key races. last night for mitt romney, it was all about ohio. abc's david muir is with the romney campaign in newington, new hampshire. good morning to you, david. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. we have kid rock on the romney campaign. we listened to him last night in ohio. in new hampshire, mitt romney holding a rally a short time from now. voters know this is where his second home is. he was the governor of neighboring massachusetts. but the real sign of this campaign is not taking the four electoral votes for granted. as jake alluded to all eyes of the campaign on the states they're truly eyei

goes with yay z and stevie wonder and bruce springsteen and having concerts and rallis and trying in the early votersing states like ohio and florida and like colorado where their they are getting the early vote out there. and two other thing that is the president is trying to d heh enthusiasm. he is not the candidate of change and mitt romney is the cand date of change. the president bushing back and tough on mitt romney and said he is recycling old failed economic policies of the past . that is one way to push back and number two. president said in states like ohio there is progress on the economic front. not enough. there is more ways to go. but here is progress. and the unemployment state wide is 7 percent and that is better than the national rate . if they can win here in ohio and wisconsin where the president will be. he will have a midwestern fire wall to prevent mitt romney from getting 270 electoral votes. sunshine state of florida is a key state with 29 electoral votes and most with all swing state in play it is close. latest numbers are showing in a new poll how tight t

this evening and now bruce springsteen is going to be in madison on monday. is the campaign worried or are they just making sure? >> i don't think they're worried, the mar ket law school poll has him up by 8 points in wisconsin. i think it's a nice way to close your campaign having tens and thousands of people cheering for the president these days. i think that's why he's here for those great video clips. >> senator, why hasn't paul ryan delivered wisconsin in the polls? the polling has never been favorable for the romney examp and i think we can come to the conclusion just 50 hours away from election day that paul ryan doesn't seem to have had a big impact, if any, on the state of wisconsin. what do you make of that? >> i recall when he first is chose paul ryan. the question was how did we feel about it. one of the things i said we were excited, those of us in wisconsin, for one reason or another. from the democrat's perspective because we knew that paul ryan really does not connect with the values of wisconsin. and him willing to some say put grandmother over on the cliff with a v

. home of bruce springsteen. perhaps you know it. we shot some video earlier. we saw continuous signs of the storm pushing things around. a lot of sand moved inland. pieces of homes moved around. people are coming out to the ocean to see what sandy left behind. ocean front buildings here. completely ripped apart. the force of the ocean waves at high tide last night. plus the winds, pushed the dunes, the sand, the beaches. everything inland. we talked to a long time resident. here's what he had to say. >> it is probably the worst one i've ever seen. >> reporter: what's in your heart today as you look at the damage? >> it is kind of sad. my wife and i met here. she was a waitress in what used to be a restaurant and i lifeguarded herend it is, you know, but as our minister said sunday, you can replace buildings. you can replace boardwalks. you can't replace people. >> reporter: no, you cannot. but it will take long time and a lot of hard work to replace the buildings and the other damage here. we talked to residents who said these ocean front properties away from the beach here have wate

, performers include the likes of bruce springsteen and the e street band, along with jon bon jovi, billy joel, sting, christina aguila aguilera, matt's going to be hosting it and it benefits the red cross starting tomorrow 8:00 p.m. tomorrow night across the networks of nbc universal. >> fantastic. they can put all of those big names together. >> in about a minute. >> less than a minute. >> meanwhile, just ahead, some remarkable women, ""glamour" magazine's most glamorous women. >> mr. roker, nice and sunny around here. >> that's right. finally. let's look at your wait a second weekend ahead starting with tomorrow. a gorgeous day in the southeast through the gulf coast and into the southwest. some rain in the pacific northwest and some mountain snows in the plains. then as we move ahead toward saturday, we're looking at showers in northern new england, rain again in the pacific northwest, showers in the ohio river valley. plenty of sunshine through the southwest. and then on sunday, sunday more rain in the lower mississippi river valley, showers in the pacific northwest, sunny and cold in the

stars last night who came together for hurricane sandy relief. he was joined by billy joel, bruce springsteen, christine ag will air, aero smith and mary j. blige. the nbc telethon raised money for the red cross to go to sabdy victims up and down the east coast. for several of last night's performers the devastation on the jersey shore hit very close to home. back stage jon bon jovi, springsteen, and comedian jon stewart jokingly referred to themselves as the jersey boys and said for an event that had to come back together so quickly it was worth it to rebuild the communities and landmarks dear to them. >> i think we've all spent a lot of time. we make pleas for certain crises and disasters in far away lands so now it's our house and you're like, you understand it's a strange feeling. you kind of swallow your pride a little bit because people say, hey, man, we need help here. it's not an easy thing to do. it's a proud area. >> you can still donate to help those affected by sandy. go to nbc.com and click on hurricane sandy coming together. and a lot of bonn jovi -- their videos had

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